JP5317232B2 - Heating method and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating method and device using a space of a face on which a picture plane is displayed, of a display device, a face reflecting a user, of a mirror, and an indoor-side face of a window plate of a building. <P>SOLUTION: This heating method and device includes a transparent infrared ray radiating section disposed at a user side of each face so that it is opposed to the face on which the picture plane is displayed, of the display device, the face reflecting the user, of the mirror, and the indoor-side face of the window plate of the building, the transparent infrared ray radiating section radiating the infrared ray for heating toward the user from its partial or whole face. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating method and apparatus for indoor use in a building.

  In recent years, the display screens of TVs installed in the buildings and mirrors of mirrors or vanities installed in dressing rooms in houses have continued to increase in size, occupying a large space in the entire interior of the building. Yes. In addition, the surface of the user's side of the window panel of the building has occupied a large space in the entire interior of the building.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an idea that "the TV has a heating action by releasing the exhaust heat of the TV into the room by the exhaust heat pipe 6 and the fan 5".

  Patent Document 2 discloses an “indoor unit in which a receiver that displays an image that produces a warm feeling or cool feeling and a blowout port that blows out the air from the air conditioner are integrally configured in one cabinet”. ing.

  Patent Document 3 discloses an idea of “displaying a video recording the combustion state of a flame and giving a user a warm image”.

  Patent Document 4 is “a far-infrared reflecting surface 16 installed on a ceiling surface or a wall surface of a room and made of a far-infrared reflecting material such as a far-infrared reflecting paint” (see FIG. 4). 1A, FIG. 3A, FIG. 4A, and FIG. 5).

  Patent Document 5 includes "an infrared radiation source such as a plurality of halogen incandescent lamps disposed on a ceiling of a bathroom, and a far infrared radiation panel that radiates far infrared radiation disposed on an inner wall surface of the bathroom, from the infrared radiation source. Discloses a far-infrared heating device that radiates infrared rays from the infrared radiation source again by the far-infrared radiation panel to improve indoor heating efficiency. doing.

  Patent Document 6 states that “a high efficiency in which near infrared rays generated from a filament 411 that emits near infrared rays and visible rays by generating heat upon receiving electric power and transmitted through a quartz bulb 412 are coated on the surface of the quartz bulb 412. A heating apparatus is disclosed that heats the radiating ceramic 414 so that far infrared rays are radiated from the high-efficiency radiating ceramic 414 with high efficiency (see paragraph 0019 of Patent Document 6).

  Patent Document 7 states that “a makeup mirror unit attached to a bathroom sink or a hand-washing table main body, an air duct, a blower that takes in air from outside and moves the inside of the air duct, and an interior of the air duct. A makeup mirror unit including a heating unit for heating air that is moving and an air outlet for discharging the air heated by the heating unit to the outside by the blower is disclosed.

  Patent Document 8 discloses that "an infrared lamp is provided above the end plate of a dressing table for a dressing room, and infrared rays from the infrared lamp are radiated toward the user and used for heating."

Patent Document 9 is (a) a planar heater formed by printing a mixture of carbon fiber and special ink on a flexible transparent film using PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) as a support, and generates far infrared rays when energized. A heater panel 10 (see FIG. 1 of Patent Document 9) in which a planar heater, (b) a heat insulating plate, and (c) a decorative plate for a surface of an inner wall surface are attached to each other is attached to a wall surface or ceiling of a house A heating system is disclosed. In Patent Document 9, it is described that ceramic, glass, or a mirror can be used as the decorative face plate constituting the heater panel 10. In the invention of Patent Document 9, a surface decorative board (including ceramic, glass, or mirror) for an inner wall surface is disposed on the user side of the planar heater .

JP 51-48922 JP-A-11-223345 JP 2002-123206 A JP 2000-88257 A JP-A-6-288557 JP-A-7-139743 JP 2001-309862 A JP 59-148639 A JP 2000-346384 A

In recent years, the area of television display screens, mirror surfaces such as a mirror table or a dressing table, and window plate surfaces attached to openings in buildings has been increasing. Therefore, in a building such as a house in recent years, the space between the user and the "large-area TV display screen, a mirror surface such as a mirror table or a dressing table, or a window plate surface of the building" Since a considerable portion of the space is occupied, there is a problem that free layout design such as indoor furniture is greatly restricted.

  Even when considering the above-described conventional technology, “the space between the user and the display screen of a television, a mirror surface such as a mirror or a dressing table, or a window plate surface of a building, which has become larger in recent years,” The idea of using it for indoor heating without impairing the original functions of the display surface of a display device such as a TV, a mirror surface such as a mirror table or a dressing table, or a window plate surface cannot be uttered at all. .

The present invention relates to “a user-side space of a display surface of a display device, a mirror surface such as a table or a dressing table, or a window plate surface” (or “mirror surface such as a display surface of a display device, a table or a dressing table, or The space between the window plate surface and the user ”) can be used for heating without impairing the original functions of the“ display surface of a display device such as a TV, a mirror surface such as a mirror or vanity, or a window plate surface ”. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a heating device that can be used effectively .

1st invention disclosed by this specification is as follows, for example.
1. A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A light guide plate, comprising: a transparent light guide plate that emits or radiates infrared rays supplied or introduced from the outside in a user direction; and an infrared ray generator that supplies infrared rays to the light guide plate from an end surface side thereof. A heating device characterized by that. The transparent light guide plate may have, for example, a large number of reflecting prisms formed on the “surface” side (the side not facing the user) of the light guide plate.
2. Nearly parallel to the “surface” on the user side of the infrared ray generation unit and the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display unit” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”) A transparent light guide plate, comprising: a transparent light guide plate that diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared ray generator into the inside thereof and emits or irradiates the infrared rays toward the user. apparatus. The transparent light guide plate may have, for example, a large number of reflecting prisms formed on the “surface” side (the side not facing the user) of the light guide plate.

  In addition, the invention of the heating method disclosed in the present specification is arranged on the user side of “the surface on which the screen of the display device is displayed, the surface that reflects the mirror user, or the indoor side surface of the building window”. From a part or all of a member (for example, a sheet-like or film-like member) having a facing surface that is opposed to or substantially in parallel with respect to the sheet (for example, an abbreviation of a sheet-like or film-like member) From the whole), the infrared rays for heating are emitted toward the direction of the user.

  A first invention relating to a heating device disclosed in the present specification is disposed on a user side of a “surface on which a screen of a display device is displayed, a surface that reflects a mirror user, or a surface on the indoor side of a building window”. An infrared ray generating unit for generating infrared rays to be supplied to a member (for example, a sheet-like or film-like member) having a facing surface that is opposed to or substantially in parallel with or not in contact with these; and A transparent infrared emitting portion having a facing surface, wherein the infrared rays generated by the infrared generating portion are diffused to a part or all of the facing surface (for example, diffused substantially over the entire surface of a sheet-like or film-like member) And a transparent infrared ray emitting part for emitting the diffused infrared ray as a heating infrared ray from a part or all of the facing surface toward the user's direction. In the present invention, it is preferable that the infrared ray generator is configured to generate infrared rays only when the screen display unit displays a certain screen.

  The second invention relating to the heating device disclosed in the present specification is arranged on the user side of “the surface on which the screen of the display device is displayed, the surface that reflects the mirror user, or the indoor side surface of the building window”. A transparent infrared emitting portion having a facing surface that faces or does not come into contact with each other and is substantially parallel to each other, from a part or all of the facing surface (for example, a sheet-like or film-like member) A transparent infrared emitting part for emitting infrared rays for heating toward the direction of the user. In the second invention, the transparent infrared emitting part diffuses infrared rays supplied from an external infrared ray generating part to a part or all of the facing surface (for example, a sheet-like or film-like member). It is desirable to include a transparent light guide plate for emitting the diffused infrared light as heating infrared light from a part or all of the facing surface toward the direction of the user. . In the second aspect of the invention, the transparent infrared emitting portion may be a user side of the “surface on which the screen of the display device is displayed, a surface that reflects a mirror user, or an indoor surface of a building window”. Is arranged so as to face this, and itself generates heating infrared rays from a part or all of it (for example, from substantially the entire surface of a sheet-like or film-like member), and this is part of the opposite face Or a planar (for example, sheet-like or film-like) transparent infrared radiator for radiating toward the user's direction from the whole, and disposed so as to face or contact the infrared radiator, the infrared It is desirable to include a sheet-like or film-like transparent heating element (transparent heater) for heating the radiator. In the second aspect of the invention, the transparent infrared ray emitting portion has conductivity, and generates heat by an electric current supplied from the outside. A transparent infrared emitter in the form of a sheet (for example, in the form of a sheet or film) for generating infrared rays for use and emitting the infrared rays from a part or all of the facing surface toward the direction of the user. It is desirable to be configured. In the second aspect of the invention, the transparent infrared ray emitting section is a user of the “surface on which the screen of the display device is displayed, a surface that reflects a mirror user, or a surface on the indoor side of a window panel of a building”. A transparent reflecting portion for receiving infrared rays emitted from an infrared emitting device arranged at a side position on a part or all of the facing surface and reflecting the infrared rays as heating infrared rays toward a user's direction It is desirable that it is constituted by.

  The third invention relating to the heating device disclosed in the present specification is as follows: “The display surface of the screen display unit for displaying a screen such as an image is in contact with or not in contact with the user side of the display surface. Infrared light to be supplied to a member (for example, a sheet-like or film-like member) having a “facing surface arranged to face each other” (infrared light is displayed or displayed when the screen display unit displays the screen) An infrared generator for generating when not) and the infrared rays generated by the infrared generator are diffused to a part or all of the opposing surface (for example, substantially the entire surface of a sheet-like or film-like member) And an infrared ray emitting part for emitting the diffused infrared ray as a heating infrared ray from a part or all of the facing surface toward a user's direction.In the present invention, it is preferable that the infrared ray generator is configured to generate infrared rays only when the screen display unit displays a certain screen.

  The fourth invention relating to the heating device disclosed in the present specification is “to be in contact with or not in contact with the user side of the display surface of the screen display unit for displaying a screen such as an image, and substantially parallel thereto. A transparent infrared emitting part having a "facing surface arranged so as to face each other", and a heating infrared ray from a part or all of the facing surface (for example, from substantially the entire surface of a sheet-like or film-like member) Is provided with a transparent infrared emitting part for emitting the light toward the direction in which the user is present. In the fourth aspect of the invention, it is desirable that the infrared emitting unit is configured to emit infrared rays only when the screen display unit displays a certain screen.

  A fifth invention related to a heating device disclosed in the present specification is an image projection unit installed on a side close to or opposite to a user of a screen for displaying an image, and projects an image toward the screen. An image projecting unit for disabling, an infrared emitting unit disposed nearer to the user than the screen, for emitting infrared rays toward the screen, and “an opposing surface that is substantially parallel to and opposed to the screen. The display surface has a facing surface arranged so as to come into contact with or not come into contact with the user, is arranged on the user side of the screen, and an image is projected from the image projection unit. When or when it is not projected, the infrared radiation from the infrared radiation part is received by a part or all of the facing surface, and the infrared radiation is used for heating as a user's direction. , A transparent reflecting portion for reflecting toward those having a.

  A sixth invention related to the heating device disclosed in the present specification includes a display panel for displaying a screen, and an infrared emitting unit for emitting infrared rays, which is disposed on the opposite side of the display panel from the user. The display panel is configured to transmit infrared rays from the infrared radiation unit as heating infrared rays in the direction in which the user is present when displaying an image or not displaying an image. It is a thing.

  A seventh invention relating to a heating device disclosed in the present specification includes a screen for displaying an image, and an image for projecting an image toward the screen from a side near the user of the screen or a side opposite to the user. A projection unit, and an infrared emission unit for emitting infrared rays installed at a position opposite to the user of the screen, and the screen projects or projects an image from the display projection unit When not done, the infrared radiation from the infrared radiation section can be transmitted in the direction in which the user is present as infrared radiation for heating.

  (Explanation of terms) In the present invention, the “infrared ray generator” means, for example, an infrared lamp, a halogen lamp, a carbon lamp, an infrared light emitting diode (LED), a ceramic heater, an infrared irradiation electric heater (directly energizing an infrared irradiation ceramic, Infrared generation sources such as those that generate heat and irradiate infrared rays), but are not limited thereto. In addition, when the term “infrared rays” is used in this specification, in principle, it is used to include both far infrared rays and near infrared rays.

  In the present invention, the “infrared emission part” is (a) an infrared ray for heating from an external infrared ray generator, diffuses the infrared ray for heating in a planar shape and reflects it in the direction of the user, (b ) When receiving infrared rays from an external infrared ray generator, the infrared rays generate heat themselves, and as a result, they generate infrared rays for heating in a planar shape and radiate them in the direction of the user, (c) power Receives external energy such as heat and heat, and as a result, it generates infrared radiation for heating in a planar shape and radiates it in the direction of the user. (D) Radiated from an external infrared radiation device There may be various forms such as receiving the infrared ray and reflecting the infrared ray as it is to the user.

  In the present invention, the infrared ray generator and infrared ray emitter may be built in or fixed to a display device such as a television, a dressing table or a mirror, or a window plate and a window frame. It may be manufactured, sold, and installed separately from the device, the mirror, or the window plate and the window frame, for example, “externally” attached to a display device such as a television set, the mirror, or the window plate. .

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the display device and the mirror are not limited to those arranged in a room of a building, but may be carried by the user and carried outdoors. For example, a heating infrared ray may be emitted from a display surface of a portable information device or a surface facing a mirror surface of a portable mirror.

According to the present invention, “space on the user side of the display surface of the display device, such as the mirror surface or the dressing table, or the window plate surface” (or “the mirror surface of the display surface of the display device, the mirror table or the dressing table, etc. , Or the space between the window plate surface and the user ”) without damaging the original function of the“ display surface of a display device such as a TV, a mirror surface such as a mirror table or a dressing table, or a window plate surface ” It can be effectively used for heating (radiant heating) .

In the present invention, even if a display surface of a display device such as a television, a mirror surface such as a mirror table or a dressing table, or a window plate surface is used for radiant heat heating, the “display surface or mirror table of a display device such as a television is used. Or, the original function of a mirror surface such as a dressing table or a window plate surface is not impaired.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively use the indoor space, and “a substantial part of the entire indoor space has recently been enlarged,” a mirror display such as a TV display screen, a mirror table or a dressing table, or a window. Because the space between the “board surface” and the user occupies, the problem that the layout design of indoor furniture and the like is greatly restricted can be solved.

  Moreover, in a general house, in the space between the display screen, the mirror surface, or the window plate surface and the user, there are no obstacles (tangible objects that do not transmit light) so that the user can see them without hindrance. It is made not to put. Therefore, according to the present invention, the space between the display screen, the mirror surface, or the window plate surface and the user (a space where an obstacle (a tangible object that does not transmit light) is conventionally placed) is used for heating. The infrared rays for heating are supplied to the user side, so the infrared rays for heating can be reliably delivered to the user side without being obstructed by obstacles (tangible objects that do not transmit light) on the way.

It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the control apparatus which can be added to the said Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by the modification of the said Example 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by Example 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by Example 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by the modification of the said Example 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by Example 4 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by the modification of the said Example 4. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by Example 5 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the liquid crystal television by the modification of the said Example 5. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by Example 6 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the control apparatus which can be added to the said Example 6. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by the modification of the said Example 6. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by Example 7 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by Example 8 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by the modification of the said Example 8. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by Example 9 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by the modification of the said Example 9. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by Example 10 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the mirror stand by the modification of the said Example 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the window plate by Example 11 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of Example 11 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the window plate by Example 12 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of Example 12 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the heating apparatus using the window plate by Example 13 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the modification of Example 13 of this invention. The figure which shows the liquid crystal television by Example 14 of this invention. The figure which shows the liquid crystal television by the modification of Example 14 of this invention. The figure which shows the rear projection type television by Example 15 of this invention. The figure which shows the rear projection type television by the modification of Example 15 of this invention. The figure which shows the home theater apparatus by Example 16 of this invention. The figure which shows the home theater apparatus by the modification of Example 16 of this invention. The figure which shows the mirror stand by Example 17 of this invention. The figure which shows the heating apparatus using the window_plate by Example 18 of this invention. The figure which shows the modification of Example 18 of this invention. The figure which shows the liquid crystal television by Example 19 of this invention. The figure which shows the rear projection type television by Example 20 of this invention.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention is a mode as described in Example 1 or Example 5 below.

  FIG. 1A shows a liquid crystal television according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1A (a), 31 is a liquid crystal display panel used for a television, and 40 is a housing for holding the display panel 31 and the like. Although not shown, the casing 40 is provided with a processing device for displaying predetermined information on the display panel 31, a liquid crystal backlight device, and the like.

  In FIG. 1A (a), 41 is an infrared lamp (an elongated rod-like lamp extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1A) as an infrared generation source housed in the housing 40, and 43 is the above-mentioned A reflecting plate having a substantially semicircular cross-section covering the lower side of the infrared lamp 41 in order to reflect and condense the heating infrared rays (far infrared rays, etc.) from the infrared lamp 41 toward the light guide plate 44 described later. (The reflector 43 also serves as a holder for holding and protecting the infrared lamp 40).

  Further, in FIG. 1A (a), the reference numeral 44 diffuses the heating infrared light guided from the infrared lamp 41 across the entire surface facing or contacting the display panel 31 in parallel with the screen of the display panel 31. This is a transparent light guide plate (Light Guide Plate) for reflecting in the direction of the user 10 in a planar shape from almost the entire surface facing or contacting the screen 31 in parallel. The light guide plate 44 is made of a transparent resin such as an acrylic resin.

  Here, the structure of the light guide plate 44 will be described with reference to FIG. 1A (b). As shown in FIG. 1A (b), the light guide plate 44 has a large number of reflecting prisms B formed on the surface on the display panel 31 side (the left side in the figure). The reflecting prisms B are formed with a narrow pitch of, for example, 100 μm intervals. When the infrared ray from the infrared lamp 41 is introduced into the light guide plate 44, it is reflected by the reflecting prism B and reflected in the user direction (right direction in the figure) (see the broken line A in FIG. 1A (b)). ).

  As described above, the light guide plate 44 diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 into a planar shape while maintaining a transparent structure capable of transmitting an image displayed on the display panel 31 in the direction of the user. Further, it has a function of reflecting in the user direction.

  That is, the light guide plate 44 reflects the infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 over the entire surface of the portion facing or contacting the screen of the display panel 31 and reflects the diffused infrared rays toward the user. It fulfills the two functions of “directivity imparting function to infrared rays”.

  In order to contribute to understanding the function and configuration of the reflecting prism B of the light guide plate 44, “Non-Patent Single-Panels” on page 35 of the magazine “Nikkei Electronics March 1, 2004” published by Nikkei BP. A part of the article "Liquid crystal with transparent light guide plate" is cited as follows (a) and (b). The light guide plate 44 is the same as the transparent light guide plate for backlight introduced in this article.

  (A) “Mitsubishi Electric prototyped a liquid crystal panel module“ Reversible LCD ”that can display images on both the front and back sides using a single panel. The light guide plate that guides the light from the backlight source to the liquid crystal panel was changed from a conventional opaque material to a transparent structure. (Omitted) Conventional light guide plates have frosted surface irregularities on the opposite side of the liquid crystal panel to scatter light toward the liquid crystal panel. The light scattered in the opposite direction of the panel was returned to the panel side by the reflector. Two of the irregularities such as frosted glass and the reflecting plate refuse to transmit light incident on the light guide plate. In this light guide plate, a “reflective prism” was formed in place of the irregularities. Since this “reflecting prism” totally reflects light traveling inside the light guide plate to the panel side, the reflecting plate can be omitted. The area of the reflecting prism is very small when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the panel surface. For this reason, most of the light incident on the panel surface from the vertical direction can be transmitted through the light guide plate. (Omitted) "

  (B) “・ Adopts a transparent light guide plate to display both front and back images. Adopts a structure in which a liquid crystal panel is sandwiched between two light guide plates. Transmits most of the light (dotted line) traveling in the vertical direction of the panel. With the development of a light guide plate with a structure that can display images on both the front and back sides, conventional light guide plates have unevenness like ground glass on the back and use light that passes through the light guide plate. The light guide plate of this “reversible LCD” has a large number of reflecting prisms formed at intervals of 100 μm, and the light guide plate is formed by these. Since the light passing therethrough is reflected, the irregularities and reflectors can be eliminated. -Light guide plate of a conventional liquid crystal panel module: The light guide plate is made uneven to scatter light. Light scattered on the opposite side of the liquid crystal panel is bounced off by the reflector. -"Reversible LCD" light guide plate: Reflective prisms are attached at intervals of 100 μm to totally reflect light. The unevenness of the light guide plate and the reflection plate are not necessary, and the light guide plate can be made transparent. "

  In FIG. 1A (a), reference numeral 48 denotes a reflector (for example, a silver sputter film) disposed so as to contact and face the upper end face of the light guide plate 44, and guides the light to the light guide plate 44. It is a reflecting plate for preventing the emitted infrared rays from escaping from the end face in a meaningless direction.

  In the first embodiment, the user 10 operates using a remote controller (not shown). The user 10 uses the remote controller to perform “radiant heat heating (infrared heating) by irradiating the infrared rays in a planar shape from almost the entire surface facing or contacting the display screen from the display screen direction to the user direction. When a “command signal” is transmitted, predetermined power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41 under the control of a controller (not shown) built in the housing 40.

  Thereby, the infrared rays for heating from the infrared lamp 41 are incident on the light guide plate 44, and further, the infrared rays are diffused in the light guide plate 44, reflected in the user direction, and irradiated in the direction of the user 10 (FIG. 1A). (Refer to the broken-line arrow indicated by symbol A in (a)). The remote controller can also adjust the amount of infrared radiation from the infrared lamp 41.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, the infrared lamp 41 is disposed below the light guide plate 44. However, in the present invention, the infrared lamp 41 is disposed above the light guide plate 44 or the display panel 31. Or you may make it arrange | position to the side.

  In addition, unlike the present Example 1, the heating method by the conventional infrared heater which "irradiates an infrared ray directly to a user from now on using the infrared lamp 41 of FIG. 1A" is also considered. However, in the conventional heating method using an infrared heater, there are many obstacles such as the table 20 between the infrared lamp and the user 10, so that most of infrared rays from the infrared lamp cannot be directly irradiated to the user 10. There is a high possibility.

  On the other hand, as in the first embodiment, the infrared rays for heating from the infrared lamp 41 are once guided to the light guide plate 44, and the light guide plate 44 is used for the portion facing or contacting the display screen of the display panel 31. When it is supplied to the user 10 from substantially the entire surface, the infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 are reliably irradiated to the user 10 side without being obstructed by obstacles such as the table 20. That is, generally, there is no obstacle between the display screen of the television and the user 10 (otherwise, the user 10 cannot view the television screen without an obstacle), so that the television as in the first embodiment is used. By irradiating infrared rays from the surface (light guide plate 44) facing or in contact with the display screen, it is possible to reliably irradiate the user 10 with infrared rays for heating.

  In the first embodiment, the signal of the remote controller operated by the user 10 is preferably “radio other than near infrared”, for example, radio waves. This is because a large amount of infrared rays (including not only far infrared rays but also near infrared rays) is emitted from the screen direction of the display panel 31 toward the user, so that the near infrared rays are used for signal transmission from the remote controller. This is because a signal from the remote controller may interfere with near infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41, and malfunction of the television operation may occur.

  In Example 1, when using near infrared rays as a remote controller signal used by the user 10 at hand, a transparent near infrared absorbing film having a function of absorbing (shielding) near infrared rays is shown in FIG. It is desirable that the light guide plate 44 be disposed on the user side. This is because the transparent near-infrared absorbing film can prevent malfunction of the remote controller due to the near-infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 being irradiated in the user direction through the light guide plate 44.

  In the first embodiment, the example in which the light guide plate 44 is arranged on the user side of the liquid crystal display panel 31 of the liquid crystal television has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the liquid crystal display panel 31 is replaced. Various screen display units can be employed. That is, in the present invention, instead of the liquid crystal display panel 31, a plasma display panel (PDP), an organic EL (electroluminescence) panel, an FED (field emission display) panel, a rear projection television screen, and a home theater Various screen display units such as a screen for displaying video from the front projector can be adopted.

  In the first embodiment, the infrared lamp 41 is used as the infrared ray generation source. However, in the present invention, various infrared ray generation means such as a halogen lamp, Infrared radiating ceramics, infrared radiating electric heaters, infrared LEDs, and the like can be used.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, the right side surface of the liquid crystal display panel 31 and the left side surface of the light guide plate 44 are separated by a slight distance. Of course, the liquid crystal display panel 31 and the light guide plate 44 may be disposed so as to contact each other.

  Next, FIG. 1B (a) is a figure for demonstrating the control apparatus added to the heating apparatus of the present Example 1. FIG. In FIG. 1B (a), 31 is a liquid crystal display panel, 111 is for detecting the illuminance of the liquid crystal display panel 31 (for detecting whether the liquid crystal display panel 31 is displaying an image by detecting the illuminance). ) Illuminance sensor, 112 is a remote controller used by the user to operate the first embodiment, 41 is an infrared lamp for generating infrared rays for heating, 41a is an operation signal from the remote controller 112 and the illuminance sensor 111 is a power supply control device for controlling the presence / absence of power supply to the infrared lamp 41 and the amount of power supply based on the detection signal from 111.

  In the first embodiment, an illuminance sensor 111 is additionally provided in the vicinity of the display panel 31 as shown in FIG. The illuminance sensor 111 is for detecting whether the display panel 31 displays a screen.

  The power supply control device 41a is configured to switch the power supply to the infrared lamp 41 based on control information from a remote controller (remote controller) 112 operated by a user. The power supply control device 41 a also controls the amount of infrared rays generated from the infrared lamp 41 based on control information from the remote controller 112. Furthermore, the power supply control device 41a is based on the output from the illuminance sensor 111 only when the output from the illuminance sensor 111 indicates that the display panel 31 displays a screen. Power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41. The remote controller 112 may also be capable of remote operation of a television including the display panel 31.

  Next, the operation of the first embodiment to which the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (a) is added will be described. In the first embodiment, the illuminance sensor 111 constantly detects whether the display panel 31 displays a screen and outputs the detection result to the power supply control device 41a (see arrow a in FIG. 1B (a)). ). The power supply control device 41a receives a signal indicating that “the display panel 31 is displaying a screen” from the illuminance sensor 111, and “lights the infrared lamp 41” from the remote controller 112. Only when the control information is received, power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41 to light the infrared lamp 41.

  Therefore, in the first embodiment to which the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (a) is added, if the user instructs the remote controller 112 to turn on the infrared lamp 41 (thereby emitting infrared rays from the light guide plate 44). However, when the display panel 31 is not displaying a screen, the power supply control device 41a does not turn on the infrared lamp 41.

  In the first embodiment, even when the display panel 31 displays a screen, the infrared lamp 41 is lit, and infrared light is emitted from the light guide plate 44 toward the user, the display panel 31 When 31 stops displaying the screen, the power supply control device 111 automatically supplies power to the infrared lamp 41 based on a signal from the illuminance sensor 111 indicating that it has been detected. Stop.

  As described above, when the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (a) is added to the first embodiment, the screen display operation of the display panel 31 and the lighting operation of the infrared lamp 41 are interlocked with each other. By adding the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (a) to the first embodiment, only when the display panel 31 displays a screen (only when there is a user watching TV in the room), The infrared lamp 41 is turned on. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which only the infrared lamp 41 is lit while there is no one in the room (the user has forgotten to turn off the infrared lamp 41 even though the TV is turned off).

  In the above description, the output from the illuminance sensor 111 is output to the power supply control device 41a (see arrow a in FIG. 1B (a)). However, in the present invention, the output from the illuminance sensor 111 is used. May be transmitted wirelessly to the remote controller 112 (see the broken arrow b in FIG. 1B (a)). In this case, the remote controller 112 is used to turn on the infrared lamp 41 only when the signal from the illuminance sensor 111 indicates that the display panel 31 is displaying a screen. The instruction information is set to be wirelessly transmitted to the power supply control device 41a.

  Next, FIG. 1B (b) is a figure for demonstrating the other apparatus which can substitute for the apparatus shown to the said FIG. 1B (a). In FIG. 1B (b), the same reference numerals are given to the portions common to FIG. 1B (a). In the apparatus of FIG. 1B (b), instead of installing the illuminance sensor 111 of FIG. 1B (a), the display panel control device 31a for controlling the display panel 31 displays the screen on the display panel 31. When this is the case, a signal indicating this is output to the power supply control device 41a (see arrow a in FIG. 1B (b)). Accordingly, even when the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (b) is added to the first embodiment instead of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (a), the screen display operation of the display panel 31 and the infrared lamp are performed. The lighting operation of 41 is interlocked with each other, and the same effect as described with reference to FIG. 1B (a) can be obtained.

  In the above description, the output from the display panel control device 31a is output to the power supply control device 41a (see the arrow a in FIG. 1B (b)). The output from 31a may be wirelessly output to the remote controller 112 (see the broken arrow b in FIG. 1B (b)), as described in FIG. 1B (a).

  Next, FIG. 1B (c) is a diagram for explaining another device that can be substituted for the device shown in FIG. 1B (a). In FIG. 1B (c), the same reference numerals are given to the portions common to FIG. 1B (a). In the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (c), a remote controller (remote controller) 112a operated by a user at the same time provides control information linked to the display panel control device 31a and the power supply control device 41a at the same time. I am trying to send it. In other words, the remote controller 112a gives the display panel control device 31a and the power supply control device 41a "information for instructing to start screen display by the display panel 31 and start turning on the infrared lamp 41". Wireless transmission at the same time. Further, the remote controller 112a sends “information for instructing to stop the display of the screen by the display panel 31 and stop the lighting of the infrared lamp 41” to the display panel control device 31a and the power supply control device 41a. Wireless transmission at the same time. As described above, even when the apparatus shown in FIG. 1B (c) is added to the first embodiment, the screen display operation of the display panel 31 and the lighting operation of the infrared lamp 41 are linked to each other. The same effect as described with reference to FIG. 1B (a) can be obtained.

  Next, FIG. 1C shows a modification of the first embodiment. In the example of FIG. 1C, the “infrared lamp 41, the reflection plate 43, the light guide plate 44, and the reflection plate 48” are configured separately and independently from the casing 40 that houses the display panel 31. That is, in the example of FIG. 1C, the “infrared lamp 41, the reflection plate 43, the light guide plate 44, and the reflection plate 48” are supported by the support portion 101 that also serves as a leg portion and are disposed in the vicinity of the housing 40. ing. The light guide plate 44 is arranged at a position on the user 10 side in the vicinity of the display panel 31 by the support portion 101 so as to face or contact the display surface of the display panel 31. In the example of FIG. 1C, the “set including the infrared lamp 41, the light guide plate 44, the reflection plate 43, the reflection plate 48, and the support portion 101” is a liquid crystal television including the display panel 31 and the housing 40. Can be manufactured and sold separately and independently. Also, the example of FIG. 1C can achieve the same effects as those of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 1A. Moreover, it is needless to say that the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1B (a) to 1 (c) can be added to the modification shown in FIG. 1C.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the second embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the condenser lens 42 for condensing infrared light from the infrared lamp 41 and guiding it to the light guide plate 44 is provided with the infrared lamp 41 and the light guide plate as shown in FIG. It is the point arrange | positioned between 44. In the second embodiment, the condenser lens 42 efficiently guides infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 to the lower end face of the light guide plate 44 in the drawing. Also according to the second embodiment, it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 43 a denotes the infrared ray in order to prevent the infrared ray from escaping in a meaningless direction in the process in which the infrared ray from the infrared lamp 41 is guided to the light guide plate 44 through the condenser lens 42. It is a reflector that covers the infrared lamp 41 and the condenser lens 42.

  Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3A. In FIG. 3A, the same reference numerals are given to the portions common to FIG. 1A. In FIG. 3A, 44 is a transparent light guide plate for diffusing the infrared rays for heating from the infrared lamp 41 over the entire surface of the portion facing or contacting the screen of the display panel 31 and reflecting it in the user direction. That is, the light guide plate 44 reflects the infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 to the entire surface of the portion facing or contacting the screen of the display panel 31 and reflects the diffused infrared rays in the user direction. This is for fulfilling two functions of “directivity imparting function to infrared rays”. The structure of the light guide plate 44 is the same as that of the light guide plate 44 of FIG.

  In FIG. 3A, reference numeral 45 denotes a transparent reflection plate (Reflection Sheet) interposed between the display panel 31 and the light guide plate 44, and light guided to the light guide plate 44 is transmitted to the display panel. It is a transparent reflector for preventing reflection in the 31 direction (so as not to escape in a meaningless direction). The reflection plate 45 is made of, for example, a silver sputter film or a transparent plate coated with a silver sputter film. The reflecting plate 45 may be omitted when the “directivity imparting function to infrared rays” of the reflecting prism of the light guide plate 44 (see reference numeral B in FIG. 1A (b)) is sufficient. Good.

  In FIG. 3A, 46 is a transparent diffusion sheet (Diffuser) disposed on the user 10 side of the light guide plate 44, and is a planar shape facing or contacting the screen of the display panel 31 by the light guide plate 44. It is a transparent diffusion sheet for further diffusing the infrared rays diffused in. The diffusion sheet 45 may be omitted when the “infrared diffusion function” of the light guide plate 44 is sufficient.

  In FIG. 3A, 47 is a prism sheet disposed on the user 10 side of the diffusion sheet 46, and infrared rays from the light guide plate 44 and the diffusion sheet 45 have high directivity in the direction of the user 10. It is a prism sheet for improving the directivity of the infrared rays so as to be emitted (so that the infrared rays are not emitted in a useless direction). The prism sheet 47 may be omitted when the “light-directing function for infrared rays” of the light guide plate 44 is sufficient.

  In FIG. 3A, reference numeral 48 denotes a reflection plate disposed so as to face or contact the upper end surfaces of the light guide plate 44, the diffusion sheet 46, and the prism sheet 47, and the light guide plate 44, the diffusion sheet. 46 and a reflecting plate for preventing the infrared light guided to the prism sheet 47 from escaping from the end face in a meaningless direction. The reflection plate 48 is constituted by, for example, a silver sputter film or a transparent plate coated with a silver sputter film.

  Also in the third embodiment, substantially the same operational effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained. That is, the heating infrared ray from the infrared lamp 41 is incident on the light guide plate 44, and is further diffused in the light guide plate 44 and reflected in the user direction (further diffused by the diffusion sheet 46, the prism High directivity is given by the sheet 47), and the light is irradiated in the direction of the user 10 (see the broken-line arrow indicated by symbol A in FIG. 3A).

  As described above, the planar (flat plate) transparent reflector 45 is interposed between the light guide plate 44 and the display panel 31. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is more reliably prevented that the heat caused by the infrared light guided to the light guide plate 44 is conducted in the direction of the display panel 31 and the display panel 31 is damaged by the heat. Yes.

  Next, FIG. 3B shows a modification of the third embodiment. In the example of FIG. 3B, the “infrared lamp 41, the light guide plate 44, the diffusion sheet 46, the prism sheet 47, and the reflection plate 48” are configured separately and independently from the housing 40 that houses the display panel 31. ing. That is, in the example of FIG. 3B, the “infrared lamp 41, the light guide plate 44, the diffusion sheet 46, the prism sheet 47, and the reflection plate 48” are supported by the support portion 102 that also serves as a leg portion and in the vicinity of the casing 40. Is arranged. The “reflecting plate 45, light guide plate 44, diffusion sheet 46, and prism sheet 47” is opposed to the display surface of the display panel 31 at a position near the display panel 31 by the support unit 101. It is arranged to touch. In the example of FIG. 3B, the “set including the infrared lamp 41, the light guide plate 44, the diffusion sheet 46, the prism sheet 47, the reflection plate 48, and the support portion 102” includes the display panel 31 and the housing 40. It can be manufactured and sold separately from LCD TVs. The example of FIG. 3B can achieve the same effects as the third embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3A.

  FIG. 4A shows a liquid crystal television according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In FIG. 4A, parts common to FIG. In FIG. 4A, reference numeral 51 denotes a flat transparent infrared reflector provided on the surface of the display panel 31 on the user side. The transparent infrared reflector 51 is for reflecting infrared rays from an infrared irradiator 53 described later in the direction of the user, and is made of, for example, a transparent film or sheet coated with a thin film of metal such as silver. The transparent infrared reflector 51 is fixed to the user side surface of the display panel 31 with a known adhesive or the like.

  4A, 52 is a flat transparent heater provided on the user-side surface of the transparent infrared reflector 51 for heating a transparent infrared irradiator 53 described later. The transparent heater 52 is made of, for example, a transparent conductive material made of ITO (indium tin oxide (indium oxide)) used for a transparent electrode of a conventionally known TFT (Thin Film Transistor) type liquid crystal display device. Consists of a film. The transparent heater 52 is heated to a predetermined temperature by supplying a current from a power source (not shown) by a remote controller operation operated by the user 10. The transparent heater 52 is fixed to the user-side surface of the transparent infrared reflector 51 with a known adhesive or the like.

  In FIG. 4A, reference numeral 53 denotes a flat transparent infrared irradiator provided on the user side surface of the transparent heater 52. The transparent infrared irradiator 53 has the property of being heated by the heat from the transparent heater 52 to generate far infrared rays and irradiating the infrared rays to the user side. The transparent infrared irradiator 53 is constituted by, for example, a thin film or a flat plate made of a known transparent ceramic material. As a known transparent ceramic material, there is, for example, “Lumicera” (trade name) manufactured and sold by Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (1-10-1 Higashi Kamashi, Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan). This “Lumicella” has the same transmittance and translucency as optical glass, and is used for camera lenses and the like. The transparent infrared irradiator 53 is fixed to the surface of the transparent heater 52 on the user side with a known adhesive or the like.

  4A, reference numeral 54 denotes the transparent infrared reflector 51 in order to prevent the infrared rays generated by the transparent infrared irradiator 53 from escaping in a meaningless direction (vertical direction in the figure) other than the user direction. , A transparent heater 52, and a reflector installed on each of the upper and lower end faces of the transparent infrared irradiator 53.

  Next, the operation of the fourth embodiment will be described. When the user 10 transmits a signal instructing radiant heat heating (infrared heating) by irradiation of infrared rays for heating by operating a remote controller (not shown), a controller (not shown) in the housing 40 is In response to the signal from the remote controller, a predetermined current is supplied to the transparent heater 52 from a power source (not shown) to heat the transparent heater 52. The transparent infrared irradiator 53 is heated by the heat from the transparent heater 52, and infrared rays for heating are generated from the heated transparent infrared irradiator 53, which is irradiated in the direction of the user (FIG. 4A). (See broken line arrow A).

  Of the infrared rays generated from the transparent infrared irradiator 53, the infrared rays emitted in the direction of the display panel 31 are reflected by the transparent infrared reflector 51 and emitted in the user direction. Therefore, almost all of the infrared rays from the transparent infrared irradiator 53 are emitted in the direction of the user 10. Therefore, efficient radiant heating can be achieved, and the problem that the infrared heat from the transparent infrared irradiator 53 causes a failure of the display panel 31 is avoided.

  Although not shown in FIG. 4A, it is also possible to interpose a flat transparent heat insulator between the display panel 31 and the transparent infrared reflector 51. In this way, the transparent It is avoided that heat from the heater 52 and the transparent infrared irradiator 53 is conducted to the display panel 31, and a failure due to heat of the display panel 31 can be prevented more reliably.

  In the fourth embodiment, when the near infrared light is used for the signal of the remote controller that the user 10 uses at hand, the near infrared light included in the heating infrared light from the transparent infrared irradiating body 53 is in the user direction. In order to prevent malfunction of the remote controller due to being irradiated, it is desirable to dispose a transparent near-infrared absorbing film that absorbs near-infrared rays on the user side of the transparent infrared irradiator 53 in FIG. 4A.

  In the fourth embodiment, the transparent heater 52 is used to generate the infrared ray for heating the transparent infrared irradiator 53. In the present invention, the transparent infrared irradiator 53 includes a transparent heater. The transparent heater 52 may be omitted by providing a role. That is, when the transparent infrared irradiator 53 is configured to be provided with conductivity by a method such as mixing a conductive material with the transparent infrared irradiator 53, an electric current is supplied to the transparent infrared irradiator 53 from the outside. By doing so, the transparent infrared irradiator 53 generates heat itself (not heated by the heat conduction from the transparent heater 52 as in the example of FIG. 4A), and generates infrared rays for heating. (See Example 5).

  Next, FIG. 4B shows a modification of the fourth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 4B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent heater 52, the transparent infrared irradiator 53, and the reflector 54” are configured separately and independently from the housing 40 that houses the display panel 31. ing. That is, in the example of FIG. 4B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent heater 52, transparent infrared irradiator 53, and reflector 54” are supported by the support portion 103 that also serves as a leg portion and in the vicinity of the casing 40. Is arranged. The “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent heater 52, transparent infrared emitter 53, and reflector 54” are displayed on the display panel 31 at a position near the display panel 31 by the support unit 103. It arrange | positions so that it may oppose or contact a surface. In the example of FIG. 4B, the “set including the transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent heater 52, the transparent infrared emitter 53, the reflector 54, and the support portion 103” includes the display panel 31 and the housing 40. It can be manufactured and sold separately from LCD TVs. Also by the example of FIG. 4B, there can exist an effect similar to the present Example 4 demonstrated in FIG. 4A.

  FIG. 5A shows a liquid crystal television according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. In FIG. 5A, parts common to FIG. 4A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Since the basic configuration of the fifth embodiment is the same as that of the fourth embodiment, only differences from the fourth embodiment will be described below. In Example 4, the transparent heater (transparent heater) 52 for heating the transparent infrared radiator 53 is used to generate heating infrared rays from the transparent infrared radiator 53 of FIG. 4A. ing. On the other hand, in the fifth embodiment, the transparent heating body 52 is omitted by giving the transparent infrared radiator a role of a transparent heating body.

  That is, in FIG. 5A, 53a is a transparent infrared radiator configured to have conductivity by a method such as mixing a conductive material such as ITO (indium oxide) with the transparent infrared radiator 53 of FIG. 4A. is there.

  Therefore, in the fifth embodiment, when the transparent infrared radiator 53a is supplied with an electric current from an external power source, the transparent infrared radiator 53a generates heat by itself (as in the example of FIG. 4A, the transparent heater Instead of being heated by heat conduction from 52), the generated heat itself generates infrared radiation for heating and radiates it toward the user. In FIG. 5A, 55 is a transparent insulating sheet disposed on the user side of the transparent infrared radiator 53a (the voltage applied to the transparent infrared radiator 53a is a weak one of several to several tens of volts). Therefore, the insulating sheet 55 can be omitted).

  Next, FIG. 5B shows a modification of the fifth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 5B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the conductive transparent infrared radiator 53 a, the insulating sheet 55, and the reflector 54” are the housing 40 that houses the display panel 31. It is configured separately and independently. That is, in the example of FIG. 5B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent infrared radiator 53 a, the insulating sheet 55, and the reflector 54” are supported by the support portion 103 that also serves as a leg portion, and the housing 40. It is arranged in the vicinity. The “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent infrared radiator 53 a, insulating sheet 55, and reflector 54” is opposed to or positioned at a position near the surface of the display panel 31 by the support portion 103. (The transparent infrared reflector 51 is preferably arranged so as to be in contact with the surface of the display panel 31). In the example of FIG. 5B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent infrared radiator 53 a, insulating sheet 55, reflector 54, and support portion 103” includes a liquid crystal television including the display panel 31 and the housing 40. Can be manufactured and sold separately and independently. In addition, even with the example of FIG. 5B, the same operational effects as those of the fifth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 5A can be obtained.

  FIG. 6A is a view for explaining a table according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6A, parts common to FIG. 1A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 6A (a), 131 is a mirror, 140 is a housing for holding and housing the mirror 131 and the like, and 140a is a support leg for supporting the housing 140 from below.

  In FIG. 6A (a), 44 diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 over the entire surface facing or contacting the mirror surface of the mirror 131, and the diffused infrared rays are planarly directed toward the user 10. It is a transparent light guide plate (Light Guide Plate) for reflecting. The structure of the light guide plate 44 is the same as that of the light guide plate 44 of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 1A, such as a large number of reflecting prisms B shown in FIG. 6A (b).

  Next, the operation of the sixth embodiment will be described. The user 10 operates an operation panel (not shown) or a remote controller (not shown) attached to the casing 140, and reads “Infrared for heating from the mirror surface direction of the mirror 131 toward the user direction”. When a command signal “irradiate” is transmitted to a controller (not shown) built in the housing 140, predetermined power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41 under the control of the controller. As a result, heating infrared rays are incident on the light guide plate 44 from the infrared lamp 41. The incident infrared rays are diffused inside the light guide plate 44, reflected by the light guide plate 44 in the user direction, and irradiated to the user 10 (broken arrows indicated by reference symbol A in FIG. 6A). See). The user 10 can also adjust the irradiation amount of infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 by operating the operation panel or the remote controller.

  In the sixth embodiment, the infrared lamp 41 is disposed below the light guide plate 44 as shown in FIG. 6A (a). However, in the present invention, the infrared lamp 41 is the light guide plate 44 or mirror. You may make it arrange | position above 131 or 131 side. Further, in the example of FIG. 6A (a), there is a minute gap between the mirror surface on the user side of the mirror 31 and the light guide plate 44. However, in the present invention, the light guide plate 44 is brought into contact (contact) with the mirror surface. You may make it make it. In the example of FIG. 6A, an infrared lamp 41 is used as an infrared generation source. However, in the present invention, various infrared generation means (for example, a halogen lamp, a carbon lamp, an infrared radiation) are used instead of the infrared lamp 41. Ceramic, infrared radiation electric heaters, infrared LEDs, etc.) can be used.

  Next, FIG. 6B is a figure for demonstrating the control apparatus added to the heating apparatus of the present Example 6. FIG. In FIG. 6B, 111a is a human body sensor for detecting whether the user 10 is present in front of the mirror 131 (see FIG. 6A), and 112 is used for the user to operate the sixth embodiment. 41, an infrared lamp for generating infrared rays for heating, and 41a for supplying power to the infrared lamp 41 based on an operation signal from the operation unit 112 and a signal from the human body sensor 111a. A power supply control device for controlling presence / absence and supply amount of power.

  In the sixth embodiment, a human body sensor 111 a is provided in the vicinity of the mirror 31. The human body sensor 111a detects whether the user 10 is present in front of the mirror 131 by, for example, detecting infrared rays generated from the human body. In FIG. 6B, the power control device 41 a controls whether or not power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41. The power supply control device 41a can also control the amount of infrared rays generated from the infrared lamp 41.

  In FIG. 6B, the operation unit 112 is an operation panel or a remote controller for a user to input operation information for operating the infrared lamp 41 and the like. The power control device 41 a controls whether or not power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41 based on operation information input from the operation unit 112. The power control device 41 a controls the amount of infrared rays generated from the infrared lamp 41 based on operation information input from the operation unit 112. Further, when the power supply control device 41a indicates that the user is present in front of the mirror 31, the output from the human body sensor 111a is based on the output from the human body sensor 111a. As long as the power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41.

  Next, the operation of the sixth embodiment to which the apparatus shown in FIG. 6B is added will be described. In the sixth embodiment, the human body sensor 111a always detects whether a user is present in front of the mirror 131, and outputs the detection result to the power supply control device 41a (see arrow a in FIG. 6B). ). In the winter, the power supply control device 41a receives a signal indicating that “a user is present in front of the mirror 31” from the human body sensor 111a, and receives “the infrared lamp” from the operation unit 112. Only when the operation information “Turn on 41” is received, power is supplied to the infrared lamp 41 to light the infrared lamp 41.

  Therefore, in the sixth embodiment to which the apparatus shown in FIG. 6B is added, if the operation unit 112 inputs information instructing lighting of the infrared lamp 41 (infrared heating by emission of infrared light from the light guide plate 44) is input. Even when the user is not present in front of the mirror 131, the power supply control device 41a does not turn on the infrared lamp 41. Further, in the sixth embodiment, even when a user is present in front of the mirror 131 and the infrared lamp 41 is lit (that is, infrared light is emitted from the light guide plate 44 toward the user), Thereafter, when the user no longer exists from the front of the mirror 131, the power supply control device 41a automatically supplies the infrared lamp 41 to the infrared lamp 41 based on a signal from the human body sensor 111a indicating the fact. Stop supplying power.

  As described above, when the apparatus shown in FIG. 6B is added to the sixth embodiment, whether the user is present in front of the mirror 131 and the lighting operation of the infrared lamp 41 are linked to each other. Therefore, in the sixth embodiment, since the infrared lamp 41 is lit only when a user is present in front of the mirror 131, “the user does not exist in front of the mirror 131, but the infrared lamp Only 41 is lit (the user has left the front of the mirror 131 but forgot to turn off the infrared lamp 41).

  In the above description, the signal from the human body sensor 111a is output to the power supply control device 41a (see arrow a in FIG. 6B). However, in the present invention, the output from the human body sensor 111a is output. You may make it transmit to the said operation part 112 (refer the arrow b of the broken line of FIG. 6B). In this case, the operation unit 112 turns on the infrared lamp 41 only in winter when the signal from the human body sensor 111a indicates that “the user is in front of the mirror 131”. This instruction information is set to be transmitted to the power supply control device 41a.

  Next, FIG. 6C shows a modification of the sixth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 6C, the “infrared lamp 41, the reflecting tube 43, the light guide plate 44, and the reflecting plate 48” are configured separately from the casing 140 that holds the mirror 131. That is, in the example of FIG. 6C, the “infrared lamp 41, the reflection tube 43, the light guide plate 44, and the reflection plate 48” are supported by the support portion 101 that also serves as a leg portion and disposed in the vicinity of the casing 140. Yes. The light guide plate 44 is arranged by the support portion 101 at a position near the mirror surface of the mirror 131 so as to face or contact the mirror surface. In the example of FIG. 6C, the set (infrared emission device) including the “infrared lamp 41, the reflection tube 43, the light guide plate 44, the reflection plate 48, and the support portion 101” includes the mirror 131 and the housing 140. It can be manufactured or sold separately and independently from the table (furniture). The modification shown in FIG. 6C can also provide the same operational effects as the sixth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 6A. 6C can be added to the modification shown in FIG. 6C.

  Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the seventh embodiment is basically the same as that of the sixth embodiment. The seventh embodiment is different from the sixth embodiment in that the condenser lens 42 for condensing infrared light from the infrared lamp 41 and guiding it to the light guide plate 44 is provided with the infrared lamp 41 and the light guide plate, as shown in FIG. It is the point arrange | positioned between 44. In the seventh embodiment, infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 are efficiently guided to the lower end face of the light guide plate 44 by the condenser lens 42. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 43 a denotes the infrared ray in order to prevent the infrared ray from escaping in a meaningless direction in the process in which the infrared ray from the infrared lamp 41 is guided to the light guide plate 44 through the condenser lens 42. It is a reflector that covers the infrared lamp 41 and the condenser lens 42. Also according to the seventh embodiment, the same effect as that of the sixth embodiment can be obtained.

  In the seventh embodiment, the “infrared lamp 41, the condensing lens 42, and the reflecting plate 43a” are arranged below the light guide plate 44, but in the present invention, the “infrared lamp 41, the collecting plate 43a” are arranged. The optical lens 42 and the reflecting plate 43a ”may be disposed above or on the side of the light guide plate 44 in the drawing.

  Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8A. In FIG. 8A, parts common to FIGS. 6A and 7A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 8A, 44 is a light guide plate. This light guide plate 44 spreads the infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 at the lower side of the figure over the entire surface of the portion facing or contacting the mirror surface (user side surface) of its own mirror 131 and further reflects it in the user direction. That is, the light guide plate 44 reflects the infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 over the entire surface of the portion facing or contacting the mirror surface of the mirror 131, and reflects the diffused infrared rays toward the user. It has two functions of “directivity imparting function to infrared rays”. The configuration of the light guide plate 44 of the eighth embodiment is the same as that of the light guide plate 44 of the sixth and seventh embodiments.

  In the eighth embodiment, the same effects as those of the sixth and seventh embodiments can be obtained. That is, infrared rays from the infrared lamp 41 are incident on the light guide plate 44, and the incident infrared rays are diffused in the light guide plate 44 and reflected toward the user 10 (and further diffused by the diffusion sheet 46). Then, a high directivity is given by the prism sheet 47), and the light is irradiated toward the user 10 (see the broken-line arrow indicated by symbol A in FIG. 8A). In the eighth embodiment, the infrared lamp 41 is disposed below the light guide plate 44 in the drawing. However, in the present invention, the infrared lamp 41 is disposed above or on the light guide plate 44 in the drawing. You may do it.

  Next, FIG. 8B shows a modification of the third embodiment. In the example of FIG. 8B, the “infrared lamp 41, light guide plate 44, diffusion sheet 46, prism sheet 47, and reflection plates 45, 48” of FIG. 8A is the case 140 in which the mirror 131 is housed. It is configured separately and independently. That is, in the example of FIG. 8B, the “infrared lamp 41, light guide plate 44, diffusion sheet 46, prism sheet 47, and reflection plates 45, 48” are supported by the support portion 102 that also serves as a leg portion, 140 is arranged in the vicinity of the user side. The “reflecting plate 45, light guide plate 44, diffusion sheet 46, and prism sheet 47” is arranged on the user side of the mirror surface of the mirror 131 so as to face or come into contact with the support unit 101. ing. In the example of FIG. 8B, the set (infrared emitting device) including the “infrared lamp 41, light guide plate 44, diffusion sheet 46, prism sheet 47, reflectors 45 and 48, and support portion 102” is the mirror 131. In addition, it can be manufactured or sold separately and independently from the lens barrel including the casing 140. Also, the example of FIG. 8B has the same operational effects as the eighth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 8A. Further, in the example of FIG. 8B, the infrared lamp 41 is disposed below the light guide plate 44 in the figure, but in the present invention, the infrared lamp 41 is disposed above or side of the light guide plate 44 in the figure. Also good.

  FIG. 9A shows a table according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention. In FIG. 9A, 131 is a mirror, and 140 is a housing for housing this mirror 131. Reference numeral 51 denotes a flat transparent infrared reflector provided on the mirror surface of the mirror 131 on the user side. The transparent infrared reflector 51 is for reflecting infrared rays from an infrared irradiator 53 described later in the direction of the user 10. The transparent infrared reflector 51 is constituted by, for example, a transparent thin film (film) or a transparent thin plate (sheet) coated with a thin film of metal such as silver.

  Moreover, in FIG. 9A, 52 is a film-like or sheet-like transparent heater provided on the user side of the transparent infrared reflector 51. The said transparent heater 52 is for heating the transparent infrared irradiation body 53 mentioned later. The transparent heater 52 is made of, for example, a transparent conductive film. The transparent heater 52 is operated by the user 10 operating an operation panel (not shown) or a remote controller (not shown) installed in the case 140, so that a power source (see FIG. When a current is supplied from (not shown), heat is generated to a predetermined temperature.

  In FIG. 9A, reference numeral 53 denotes a film- or sheet-like transparent infrared irradiator provided on the user side of the transparent heater 52. The transparent infrared irradiator 53 generates far infrared rays when heated by the heat from the transparent heater 52, and irradiates the generated far infrared rays to the user side. This transparent infrared irradiation body 53 is comprised by the thin film (film) or flat plate (sheet) which consists of a well-known transparent ceramic material, for example. As a known transparent ceramic material, for example, there is “Lumicera” (trade name) manufactured and sold by Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (2-226-10 Tenjin, Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan). This “Lumicella” has the same transmittance and translucency as optical glass, and is used for camera lenses and the like.

  Further, in FIG. 9A, reference numeral 54 denotes the transparent infrared reflection in order to prevent the infrared rays generated by the transparent infrared irradiator 53 from escaping in a meaningless direction (the vertical direction in the figure) other than the direction of the user 10. It is the reflector 51 installed in each upper and lower end surface of the body 51, the transparent heater 52, and the transparent infrared irradiation body 53.

  Next, the operation of the ninth embodiment will be described. When information for instructing to irradiate infrared rays for heating from the entire surface of the part facing or contacting the mirror surface of the mirror 131 is input from the operation panel or the remote controller, a controller ( In response to the input instruction information, a predetermined current is supplied from the power source to the transparent heater 52 to heat the transparent heater 52. The transparent infrared irradiation body 53 is heated by the heat from the transparent heater 52. Then, infrared rays for heating are generated from the heated transparent infrared irradiator 53 and irradiated in the direction of the user (see the broken-line arrow indicated by symbol A in FIG. 9A).

  In Example 9, a large number of reflecting prisms B similar to those shown in FIG. 1A (b) are formed at a narrow pitch on the right side of the transparent infrared irradiator 53 in the drawing. Therefore, the infrared rays generated by the transparent infrared irradiation body 53 are given directivity by the reflection prism B, and most of the infrared rays are emitted in the direction of the user 10. Further, a part of the infrared rays emitted from the transparent infrared irradiator 53 in the direction of the mirror 131 is reflected by the transparent infrared reflector 51 and emitted in the direction of the user 10. Therefore, almost all of the infrared rays from the transparent infrared irradiator 53 are irradiated in the direction of the user 10, and efficient radiant heating can be achieved.

  In the ninth embodiment, the transparent heater 52 is used to generate heating infrared rays in the transparent infrared irradiator 53. However, in the present invention, the transparent infrared irradiator 53 includes a transparent heater. The transparent heater 52 may be omitted by providing a role. That is, when the transparent infrared irradiator 53 is configured to be provided with conductivity by a method such as mixing a conductive material with the transparent infrared irradiator 53, an electric current is supplied to the transparent infrared irradiator 53 from the outside. By doing so, the transparent infrared irradiator 53 generates heat itself (not heated by the heat conduction from the transparent heater 52 as in the example of FIG. 4A), and generates infrared rays for heating. (See Example 10 below).

  Next, FIG. 9B shows a modification of the ninth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 9B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent heater 52, transparent infrared irradiator 53, and reflector 54” of FIG. 9A are separate and independent from the casing 140 housing the mirror 131. It is configured. That is, in the example of FIG. 9B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent heater 52, the transparent infrared irradiator 53, and the reflector 54” are supported by the support portion 103 also serving as a leg portion, and Located on the user side. Then, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent heater 52, transparent infrared irradiator 53, and reflector 54” are opposed to the mirror surface at a position near the mirror surface of the mirror 131 by the support portion 103, or It is arranged to touch. Although not shown, the support unit 103 incorporates a controller and a power source for controlling and driving the transparent heater 52. In the example of FIG. 9B, the set (infrared emitting device) including the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent heater 52, transparent infrared irradiator 53, reflector 54, and support portion 103” includes the mirror 131 and the housing. It can be manufactured or sold separately from the mirror stand (furniture) comprising the body 140. Also, the example of FIG. 9B has the same effects as the ninth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 9A.

  FIG. 10A shows a liquid crystal television according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention. In FIG. 10A, parts common to FIG. 9A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Since the basic configuration of the tenth embodiment is the same as that of the ninth embodiment, only differences from the ninth embodiment will be described below.

  In the ninth embodiment, the transparent heating body (transparent heater) 52 for heating the transparent infrared radiator 53 is used in order to generate heating infrared rays from the transparent infrared radiator 53 of FIG. 9A. doing. On the other hand, in Example 10, the transparent heating body 52 was omitted by giving the transparent infrared radiator also a role of a transparent heating body.

  That is, in FIG. 10A, 53a is a transparent infrared radiator configured to have conductivity by a method such as mixing a conductive material such as ITO (indium oxide) with the transparent infrared radiator 53 of FIG. 9A. is there. Therefore, in Example 10, when the transparent infrared radiator 53a is supplied with a current from an external power source, the transparent infrared radiator 53a generates heat by itself (as in the example of FIG. 9A, the transparent heater Instead of being heated by heat conduction from 52), the generated heat generates infrared for heating and radiates it toward the user. In FIG. 10A, reference numeral 55 denotes a transparent insulating sheet disposed on the user side of the transparent infrared radiator 53a (the voltage applied to the transparent infrared radiator 53a is as weak as several to several tens of volts). Therefore, the insulating sheet 55 may be omitted).

  Next, FIG. 10B shows a modification of the tenth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 10B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent infrared radiator 53 a having conductivity, the insulating sheet 55, and the reflector 54” includes the housing 140 that houses the display panel 131. It is configured separately and independently. That is, in the example of FIG. 10B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent infrared radiator 53 a, the insulating sheet 55, and the reflector 54” are supported by the support portion 103 that also serves as a leg portion. It is arranged in the vicinity. The “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent infrared radiator 53 a, insulating sheet 55, and reflector 54” are opposed to or contacted by the support portion 103 at a position near the surface of the display panel 131. (The transparent infrared reflector 51 is preferably arranged so as to be in contact with the surface of the display panel 131). In the example of FIG. 10B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent infrared radiator 53 a, insulating sheet 55, reflector 54, and support portion 103” includes the liquid crystal television including the display panel 31 and the housing 40. Can be manufactured and sold separately and independently. Also, the example of FIG. 10B can achieve the same effects as the tenth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 10A.

  Next, FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view showing a heating apparatus using a window plate according to Embodiment 11 of the present invention. In FIG. 11A, portions common to FIG. 1A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 11A, 90 is the outer wall of the building (the left side of the outer wall 90 is the outdoor, the right side is the indoors), 91 is a glass window plate attached to the opening of the outer wall 90, and 92 is the window plate 91. A metal sash (window frame) for fixing to the opening of the outer wall 90.

  In Example 11, as shown in FIG. 11A, a light guide plate 44 similar to that described in Example 1 (FIG. 1A) is provided on the indoor surface of the window plate 91 with a known adhesive or the like. Use is fixed. Below the light guide plate 44, the infrared lamp 41 and the cross section for guiding the infrared light from the infrared lamp 41 to the light guide plate 44 and holding and protecting the infrared lamp 41 are substantially semicircular. The reflection plate 43 is provided. The reflector 43 also serves as an infrared lamp holder for holding the infrared lamp 41. In FIG. 11A, reference numeral 93 denotes an attachment portion for attaching the reflector 43 also serving as the infrared lamp holder to the sash 92. The attachment portion 93 is fixed to the sash 92 with screws 94 or the like. FIG. 11A (b) is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the light guide plate 44. However, since it is basically the same as FIG. 1A (b), a description thereof is omitted here.

  According to the eleventh embodiment, by supplying power to the infrared lamp 40 to generate infrared rays, the same operation as described in the first embodiment is performed, and the indoor side ( Infrared heating can be performed by irradiating the user 10 with infrared rays for heating from a portion (the light guide plate 44) facing the surface on the user 10 side.

  The window plate 91 used in the eleventh embodiment is of a type fixed to the outer wall 90 (“fitting and killing” type), but is not limited to this in the present invention. For example, a window plate that can slide in the left-right direction as viewed from the user, a window plate that can be rotated in the front-rear direction as viewed from the user, or the like can be used.

  Next, FIG. 11B shows a modification of the eleventh embodiment. In the example of FIG. 11B, the “infrared lamp 41, the reflection plate 43, the light guide plate 44, and the reflection plate 48” are configured separately and independently from the window plate 91. That is, in the example of FIG. 11B, the “infrared lamp 41, the reflection plate 43, the light guide plate 44, and the reflection plate 48” are supported by the support portion 101 that also serves as a leg portion and are arranged in the vicinity of the window plate 91. Yes. The light guide plate 44 is disposed by the support portion 101 at a position in the vicinity of the display panel 31 so as to face the surface on the user side of the window plate 91. The example of FIG. 11B can provide the same operational effects as those of the eleventh embodiment described with reference to FIG. 11A.

  Next, FIG. 12A is a cross-sectional view showing a heating apparatus using a window plate according to Embodiment 12 of the present invention. In FIG. 12A, portions common to FIG. 4A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 12A, 90 is the outer wall of the building (the left side of the outer wall 90 is the outdoor, the right side is the indoors), 91 is the window plate attached to the opening of the outer wall 90, and 92 is the window plate 91 of the outer wall 90. It is a metal sash (window frame) for fixing to an opening part.

  In Example 12, as shown in FIG. 12A, a transparent infrared reflecting plate 51 similar to that described in Example 4 is formed on the indoor side surface of the window plate 91 using a known adhesive or the like. It is fixed. A transparent heater 52 similar to that described in the fourth embodiment is fixed to the surface of the transparent infrared reflector 51 on the user 10 side using a known adhesive or the like. A transparent infrared radiator 53 similar to that described in the fourth embodiment is fixed to the surface of the transparent heater 52 on the user 10 side using a known adhesive or the like. In addition, on the upper and lower end surfaces of the reflector 51, the transparent heater 52, and the infrared radiator 53, a reflector 54 for preventing infrared rays from escaping in a meaningless direction is provided.

  According to the twelfth embodiment, when a current is supplied from the power source (not shown) to the transparent heater 52, the same operation as described in the fourth embodiment is performed, and the indoor side (the user 10 side) of the window plate 91 is performed. Infrared heating can be performed by irradiating the user 10 with infrared rays for heating from the portion facing the surface (the transparent infrared radiator 51).

  In Example 12, the transparent heater 52 is used to generate heating infrared rays in the transparent infrared irradiator 53. However, in the present invention, the transparent infrared irradiator 53 includes a transparent heater. The transparent heater 52 may be omitted by providing a role. That is, when the transparent infrared irradiator 53 is configured to be provided with conductivity by a method such as mixing a conductive material with the transparent infrared irradiator 53, an electric current is supplied to the transparent infrared irradiator 53 from the outside. By doing so, the transparent infrared irradiator 53 generates heat itself (not heated by the heat conduction from the transparent heater 52 as in the example of FIG. 4A), and generates infrared rays for heating. .

  The window plate 91 used in the twelfth embodiment is of a type fixed to the outer wall 90 (“fitting and killing” type). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a window plate that can slide in the left-right direction as viewed from the user, a window plate that can be rotated in the front-rear direction as viewed from the user, or the like can be used.

  Next, FIG. 12B shows a modification of the twelfth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 12B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent heater 52, transparent infrared irradiator 53, and reflector 54” in FIG. 12A are configured separately and independently from the window plate 91. That is, in the example of FIG. 12B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent heater 52, the transparent infrared irradiator 53, and the reflector 54” are supported by the support portion 103 also serving as a leg portion, and It is arranged in the vicinity. The “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent heater 52, the transparent infrared irradiator 53, and the reflector 54” are placed at a position near the window plate 91 by the support unit 103. It is arranged so as to face the side surface. Also in the example of FIG. 12B, the same effects as those of the twelfth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 12A can be obtained.

  FIG. 13A shows a heating apparatus using a window plate according to Embodiment 13 of the present invention. In FIG. 13A, portions common to FIG. 12A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. Since the basic configuration of the thirteenth embodiment is the same as that of the twelfth embodiment, only differences from the twelfth embodiment will be described below.

  In Example 12, the transparent heating body (transparent heater) 52 for heating the transparent infrared radiator 53 is used to generate heating infrared rays from the transparent infrared radiator 53 of FIG. 12A. doing. On the other hand, in Example 13, the transparent heating body 52 is omitted by giving the transparent infrared radiator 53a described later also a role of a transparent heating body.

  That is, in FIG. 13A, a transparent infrared radiator 53a is configured to have conductivity by a method such as mixing a conductive material such as ITO (indium oxide) with the transparent infrared radiator 53 of FIG. 12A. It is. Accordingly, in the thirteenth embodiment, when the transparent infrared radiator 53a is supplied with a current from an external power source, the transparent infrared radiator 53a itself generates heat (as in the example of FIG. 12A, Rather than being heated by heat conduction from the heating body 52, the generated heat itself generates infrared rays for heating and radiates it toward the user. In FIG. 13A, reference numeral 55 denotes a transparent insulating sheet disposed on the user side of the transparent infrared radiator 53a (the voltage applied to the transparent infrared radiator 53a is as weak as several to several tens of volts). The insulating sheet 55 may be omitted because it is sufficient.

  Next, FIG. 13B shows a modification of the thirteenth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 13B, the transparent infrared reflector 51, the conductive transparent infrared radiator 53 a, the insulating sheet 55, and the reflector plate 54 are configured separately and independently from the window plate 91 and the sash 92. ing. That is, in the example of FIG. 13B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, the transparent infrared radiator 53 a, the insulating sheet 55, and the reflector 54” are supported by the support portion 103 also serving as a leg portion, and the window plate 91. And in the vicinity of the sash 92 (inside the room). Then, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent infrared radiator 53a, insulating sheet 55, and reflector 54” are placed at a position near the indoor side surface of the window plate 91 by the support portion 103. It arrange | positions so that it may oppose or contact this (It is desirable to arrange | position the said transparent infrared reflector 51 so that the inner surface of the said window plate 91 may be contacted). In the example of FIG. 13B, the “transparent infrared reflector 51, transparent infrared radiator 53a, insulating sheet 55, reflector 54, and support portion 103” are separate from the window plate 91 and the sash 92. Can be manufactured and sold independently. Also, the example of FIG. 13B can provide the same operational effects as the thirteenth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 13A.

  FIG. 14A (a) shows a liquid crystal television according to Embodiment 14 of the present invention. In FIG. 14A (a), 10 is a user, 1 is a liquid crystal display panel for a liquid crystal television, and 2 is a backlight for visible light emission (for example, a fluorescent lamp or a white LED) for a liquid crystal panel. In FIG. 14A, 3a is a far-infrared radiation device (for example, a far-infrared lamp) for radiating far-infrared rays toward the liquid crystal display panel 1 installed on the side close to the user of the liquid crystal display panel 1. A transparent reflector 5 provided on the user side surface of the liquid crystal display panel 1 for receiving far infrared rays from the far infrared ray emitting device 3a and reflecting the far infrared rays to the user side is a housing for housing or holding them. A body 20 is a table (furniture) interposed between the user 10 and the far-infrared radiation device 3a.

  The reflective part 4a is, for example, a reflective film in which the surface of the liquid crystal display panel 1 is coated with a transparent far-infrared reflective paint, or a transparent far-infrared reflective film affixed to the surface of the liquid crystal display panel 1. Composed. In addition, many said transparent far-infrared reflective paints or transparent far-infrared reflective films are already sold for window glass etc. For example, transparent heat ray reflective (blocking) film for windows “reftel” manufactured by Yamahira Co., Ltd. (3F-12, Taito 3-8-12, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 1F), NTT Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. Far-infrared reflective paints “At Shield Color” and “At Shield Clear” manufactured and sold by 3-15-1 Neocity Mitaka Building 6F, Mitaka City, Tokyo, Hikasa Industry Co., Ltd. Transparent far-infrared reflective paint “At Shield Clear” sold by 3-3-1 Oishiminami-cho, Tokyo, Yokogawa Toa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (1-2-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) "Far-infrared reflective paint for window glass insulation coating", etc.

  In the example of FIG. 14A, the reflecting portion 4a is formed so that the surface thereof has irregularities as shown in FIG. 14A (b). Far-infrared rays from the far-infrared radiation device 3a are reflected in the direction of the user 10 as shown by a broken line A in FIG.

  In the liquid crystal television of FIG. 14A (a), when an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 1, visible light from the backlight 2 passes through the liquid crystal display panel 1 and simultaneously displays an image on the user side. The far-infrared rays from the far-infrared radiation device 3 are reflected by the transparent reflecting portion 4a coated on the surface of the liquid crystal display panel 1 and emitted (supplied) to the user side. Therefore, while viewing the image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 1, the user simultaneously reflects (supplies) the far infrared ray reflected (supplied) on the surface of the liquid crystal display panel 1 (see the broken line A in FIG. 14A). The body can be warmed by radiant heat.

  In the example shown in FIG. 14A (a), as described above, the table 20 exists between the user 10 and the far-infrared radiation device 3a. Therefore, even if it is going to radiate far infrared rays from the far infrared ray radiating device 3a directly in the direction of the user 10, the table 20 becomes an obstacle and hardly radiates to the user 10. On the other hand, in the third embodiment, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 3a are reflected by the reflection portion 4a on the surface of the liquid crystal display panel 1, so that the far infrared radiation devices 3a Far infrared rays are reliably radiated to the user 10 side without being obstructed by the table 20. In general, there is no obstacle between the display surface of the television and the user 10 (otherwise, the user 10 cannot view the television screen without any obstacles). By using the reflecting portion 4a formed on the surface, the far infrared rays from the far infrared ray emitting device 3a can be reliably radiated to the user 10. In the present invention, the far-infrared rays from the far-infrared radiation device 3a may be once reflected by another reflecting plate and then emitted to the reflecting portion 4a.

  Next, FIG. 14B shows a modification of the fourteenth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 14A. In the example of FIG. 14B, a transparent reflecting portion 4a ′ for reflecting far-infrared rays from the far-infrared emitting device 3a to the user side is supported by the support portion 104 also serving as a leg portion and supported by the casing 5. The display panel 1 is arranged at a position in the vicinity of the display panel 1. The transparent reflecting portion 4a 'is composed of a transparent plate having a surface coated with a transparent far-infrared reflecting paint, or a transparent plate having a transparent far-infrared reflecting film pasted on the surface. The transparent reflecting portion 4a ′ is disposed by the support portion 104 at a position near the surface of the display panel 1 so as to face or contact the transparent panel (the transparent reflecting portion). 4a ′ is preferably arranged so as to be in contact with the surface of the display panel 1). In the example of FIG. 14B, the transparent reflection portion 4 a ′ and the support portion 104 can be manufactured and sold separately from the liquid crystal television including the display panel 1 and the housing 5. Also, the example of FIG. 14B can achieve the same effects as those of the fourteenth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 14A.

  FIG. 15A shows a rear projection television using a liquid crystal display device according to the fifteenth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 15A, 11 is a screen, 12 is a light source lamp for video projection, 13 is a liquid crystal display element for video projection, 14 is a mirror for reflecting an image from the display element 13, and 15 is an enlarged image from the mirror. A projection lens 16a for projecting on the screen 11 is a far-infrared radiation device disposed between the screen 11 and the user 10 and emits far-infrared radiation toward the screen 11. The device 17a is a transparent reflecting portion provided on the user-side surface of the screen 11, and is a transparent reflecting portion 18 for reflecting far-infrared rays from the far-infrared emitting device 16a in the direction of the user 10. A table (furniture) 20 disposed between the far-infrared radiation device 16a and the user 10, A. The configuration of the reflecting portion 17a is the same as that of the reflecting portion 4a described with reference to FIG.

  In the rear projection television shown in FIG. 15A, the image projected from the display element 13 is displayed on the screen 11 through the mirror 14 and the projection lens 15 so as to be visible to the user. When this image is displayed on the screen 11, at the same time, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 16 a are reflected by the transparent reflecting portion 17 a existing on the surface of the screen 11 and radiate toward the user ( Supply). Accordingly, the user can simultaneously warm the body with the radiant heat of the far-infrared rays (see the broken line A in FIG. 15A) reflected by the reflecting portion 17a on the screen 11 side while viewing the image displayed on the screen 11. it can.

  In the example shown in FIG. 15A, as described above, the table 20 exists between the user 10 and the far-infrared radiation device 16a. Therefore, even if the far-infrared radiation from the far-infrared radiation device 16a is radiated directly to the user 10, the far-infrared radiation from the far-infrared radiation device 16a is almost not on the user 10 side because the table 20 becomes an obstacle. Cannot radiate. On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 15A, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 16a are reflected by the reflecting portion 17a on the surface of the screen 11 even when the table 20 as described above exists. Thus, the light is emitted to the user 10 side without being obstructed by the table 20. In general, there is no obstacle between the display surface of the television and the user 10 (otherwise, the user 10 cannot view the television screen without any obstacles), so that the television display as in the example of FIG. 15A. By using the reflecting portion 17a formed on the surface, the far infrared rays from the far infrared ray emitting device 16a can be reliably radiated to the user 10.

  Next, FIG. 15B shows a modification of the fifteenth embodiment described in FIG. 15A. In the example of FIG. 15B, a transparent reflecting portion 17a ′ for reflecting far-infrared rays from the far-infrared emitting device 16a to the user side is supported by the support portion 105 also serving as a leg portion and supported by the casing 18. The display panel 11 is arranged at a position near the display panel 11. The transparent reflecting portion 17 a ′ is arranged at a position near the surface of the screen 11 by the support portion 105 so as to face or be in contact therewith. In the example of FIG. 15B, the transparent reflection portion 17 a ′ and the support portion 105 can be manufactured and sold separately from the rear projection television including the screen 11 and the housing 18. Also, the example of FIG. 15B can achieve the same effects as those of the fifteenth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 15A.

  FIG. 16A shows a home theater device using a front projector according to a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 16A, 20 is a table (furniture), 21 is a screen, 22 is a reflective portion provided on the user-side surface of the screen 21 (the configuration of the reflective portion 22 is the same as that of the reflective portion 4a described above with reference to FIG. 16A). 23 is a front projector (projecting an image on the screen 21) arranged on the front side of the screen 21, that is, on the user side, and 24 is arranged above the front projector 23 and is far away. A far-infrared radiation device for emitting infrared rays in the direction of the screen 21, and a screen support 25 for supporting the screen 21. In this embodiment, the screen support portion 25 is installed on the floor and supports the screen 21 from below in the figure, but in the present invention, the screen support part 25 is installed on the ceiling and screen from above in the figure. A type that suspends and supports 21 may be used.

  In the home theater device of FIG. 16A, the image projected from the front projector 23 is displayed on the screen 21. When this image is displayed on the screen 21, at the same time, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 24 are reflected toward the user by the reflecting portion 22 provided on the surface of the screen 21. Therefore, the user can simultaneously warm the body with the radiant heat of the far infrared rays from the reflecting portion 22 on the surface of the screen 21 while viewing the image on the screen 21.

  In the example shown in FIG. 16A, the table 20 exists between the user 10 and the far-infrared radiation device 24 as described above. For this reason, even if the far-infrared radiation from the far-infrared radiation device 24 is radiated directly to the user 10, the far-infrared radiation from the far-infrared radiation device 24 is almost on the user 10 side because the table 20 becomes an obstacle. Cannot radiate. In contrast, in the sixteenth embodiment, even when the table 20 as described above exists, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 24 are reflected by the reflecting portion 22 on the surface of the screen 21. By this, it is surely emitted to the user 10 side without being obstructed by the table 20. In general, there is no obstacle in the space between the display surface of the screen 21 of the home theater device and the user 10 (otherwise, the user 10 cannot view the TV screen without any obstacles), and thus this embodiment 5 By using the reflection part 22 formed on the display surface of the home theater as described above, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 24 can be reliably radiated to the user 10.

  Next, FIG. 16B shows a modification of the embodiment 16 described in FIG. 16A. In the example of FIG. 16B, a flat plate-like transparent reflecting portion 22a for reflecting far-infrared rays from the far-infrared emitting device 24 to the user side is supported by a support portion 106 also serving as a leg portion. It is arranged at a nearby position. The transparent reflecting portion 22a is disposed at a position near the surface of the screen 21 by the support portion 106 so as to face or contact the transparent reflecting portion 22a (note that the transparent reflecting portion 22a is , It is desirable to arrange it close to the surface of the screen 21). In the example of FIG. 16B, the transparent reflection portion 22a and the support portion 106 can be manufactured and sold separately from the screen 21 and the support portion 25. Also, the example of FIG. 16B can achieve the same effects as those of the sixteenth embodiment described with reference to FIG. 16A. 16B is installed on the ceiling instead of being placed on the floor of the building as shown in the figure, and the reflecting portion 22a is suspended by the support unit 106 installed on the ceiling. Also good.

  In the sixteenth embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the far-infrared radiation device 24 is disposed on the “user 10 side of the screen 21”, which is the same as the projector 24, and the far-infrared radiation is emitted. The far infrared rays from the device 24 are reflected in the user direction by the reflecting portions 22 and 22a. However, in the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the reflection portions 22 and 22a are removed from the screen 21, and the far-infrared radiation device 24 is placed on the opposite side of the projector 24 from the "user of the screen 21". The far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 24 may be transmitted through the screen 21 and sent in the direction of the user.

  FIG. 17A shows a table according to Embodiment 17 of the present invention. In FIG. 17A, 31 is a mirror, 32 is a transparent reflecting portion provided on the user side of the mirror 131 (in order to reflect infrared rays from infrared irradiation devices 34a and 34b described later to the user side). Transparent mirrors provided on the user side of the mirror surface), 34a and 34b are located at a plurality of positions in the vicinity of the mirror 131 on the user side obliquely in the vertical direction (in the oblique direction above and below the mirror 131 of the casing 40). The far-infrared irradiation devices 140 respectively disposed at a plurality of portions 140b and 140c) are housings for housing and supporting them. The far-infrared irradiation devices 34 a and 34 b are configured to irradiate far-infrared rays toward the mirror 131 from the positions of the upper and lower portions 140 b and 140 c of the mirror 131 of the casing 140.

  17A, when the user is in front of the mirror 131 (in the right direction in the drawing), the far infrared rays from the far infrared irradiation device 34 are provided on the mirror surface of the mirror 131, and the reflecting portion 32 is further provided. Is reflected in the direction of the user. Therefore, the user captures his / her face and body on the mirror 131, and radiant heat of far-infrared rays from the reflecting portion 32 facing the mirror surface of the mirror 131 or in parallel with the mirror 131, Can warm the body.

  The reflection part 32 is configured by, for example, a reflection film in which a mirror surface of the mirror 131 is coated with a transparent far-infrared reflection paint, or a transparent far-infrared reflection film pasted on the surface of the mirror. . In addition, many said transparent far-infrared reflective paints or transparent far-infrared reflective films are already sold for window glass etc. For example, transparent heat ray reflective (blocking) film for windows “reftel” manufactured by Yamahira Co., Ltd. (3F-12, Taito 3-8-12, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 1F), NTT Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. Far-infrared reflective paints “At Shield Color” and “At Shield Clear” manufactured and sold by 3-15-1 Neocity Mitaka Building 6F, Mitaka City, Tokyo, Hikasa Industry Co., Ltd. Transparent far-infrared reflective paint “At Shield Clear” sold by 3-3-1 Oishiminami-cho, Tokyo, Yokogawa Toa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (1-2-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) "Far-infrared reflective paint for window glass insulation coating", etc.

  In the example shown in FIG. 17A, the reflection part 32 is formed so that the surface thereof has irregularities (substantially stepped slopes) as shown in FIG. Far-infrared rays from the far-infrared irradiating devices 34a and 34b are reflected in the direction of the user 10 as shown by a broken line A in FIG.

  In FIG. 17 (a), the infrared irradiation devices 34a and 34b are arranged at the upper and lower positions of the mirror 131, respectively. “An infrared irradiation device for irradiating infrared rays toward the mirror surface of the mirror 131” may be provided. Further, in the present invention, a protective film or other film that is transparent (transmits visible light) and transmits far-infrared rays is coated on the surface side (user side) such as the reflecting portion 32 in FIG. Alternatively, a protective film that is transparent and can transmit far-infrared rays can be attached to the surface side (user side) such as the reflecting portion 32 of FIG. Further, the apparatus of FIG. 1B can be added to all the embodiments of the present invention including the embodiment 17.

  FIG. 18A shows a heating device using a window plate according to Embodiment 18 of the present invention. In FIG. 18A, portions common to FIG. 11A are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 18A, 32b is a transparent reflector provided on the indoor side (user side) of the window plate 91 (the user of the window plate 91 in order to reflect infrared rays from the infrared irradiation device 3a described later to the user side). 3a is a far-infrared irradiation device arranged at a position in the vicinity of the window plate 91 in the diagonally up and down direction on the user side. The far infrared ray irradiation device 3 a is configured to irradiate far infrared rays toward the window plate 91 from below the window plate 91.

  In the heating device of FIG. 18A, when the user is in front of the window plate 91 (right direction in the drawing), the far infrared rays from the far infrared ray irradiation device 3a are reflected by the reflecting portion 32b and irradiated in the user direction, The user's face and body are warmed by the far-infrared radiant heat from the reflecting portion 32b.

  The reflection part 32b is configured by, for example, a reflective film in which a transparent far-infrared reflective paint is coated on the indoor side surface of the window plate 91, or a transparent far-infrared reflective film pasted on the surface of the mirror surface. Is done. In addition, many said transparent far-infrared reflective paints or transparent far-infrared reflective films are already sold for window glass etc. For example, transparent heat ray reflective (blocking) film for windows “reftel” manufactured by Yamahira Co., Ltd. (3F-12, Taito 3-8-12, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 1F), NTT Advanced Technology Co., Ltd. Far-infrared reflective paints “At Shield Color” and “At Shield Clear” manufactured and sold by 3-15-1 Neocity Mitaka Building 6F, Mitaka City, Tokyo, Hikasa Industry Co., Ltd. Transparent far-infrared reflective paint “At Shield Clear” sold by 3-3-1 Oishiminami-cho, Tokyo, Yokogawa Toa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (1-2-8 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) "Far-infrared reflective paint for window glass insulation coating", etc.

  In the example shown in FIG. 18A, the reflecting portion 32b is formed so that the surface thereof has the unevenness (substantially stepped slope) as described in FIG. Far-infrared rays from the far-infrared irradiation device 3a are reflected in the direction of the user 10 as shown by a broken line A in FIG.

  Next, FIG. 18B shows a modification of the eighteenth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 18B, the “transparent reflecting portion 32 b” is configured separately and independently from the window plate 91 and the sash 92. That is, in the example of FIG. 18B, the transparent reflecting portion 32 b is supported by the supporting portion 104 also serving as a leg portion and is disposed in the vicinity of the window plate 91 and the sash 92. Also in this modification, the infrared rays from the far-infrared ray irradiation device 3a are reflected by the transparent reflecting portion 32b and sent to the user. This modification can be manufactured or sold separately from the window plate 91 and the sash 92. Also by this modification, the same effect as the present Example 18 demonstrated in FIG. 18A can be show | played.

  FIG. 19 shows a liquid crystal television according to Embodiment 19 of the present invention. In FIG. 19, 10 is a user, 1 is a liquid crystal display panel for a liquid crystal television, 2 is a backlight for visible light emission (for example, a fluorescent lamp or a white LED) for a liquid crystal panel, and 3 is a far infrared radiation device (for example, a far infrared ray). Lamp) 4 is a part of the far-infrared rays from the far-infrared radiation device 3, and reflects the far-infrared rays radiated in the opposite direction of the liquid crystal panel 1 in the direction of the liquid crystal display panel 1 (the direction of the user 10). The reflecting part 5 for causing them is a housing for housing them.

  In the liquid crystal television of FIG. 19, when an image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 1, visible light from the backlight 2 passes through the panel 1 to display an image on the user 10 side, and at the same time, the far infrared ray Far-infrared rays (including far-infrared rays reflected by the reflection unit 4) from the radiation device 3 are transmitted through the liquid crystal display panel 1 and radiated (supplied) to the user 10 side. Therefore, while viewing the image from the liquid crystal display panel 1, the user 10 is warmed by the radiant heat of far infrared rays (see the broken line A in FIG. 1A) radiated from the liquid crystal display panel 1 at the same time. In general, there is no obstacle between the display surface of the television and the user 10 (otherwise, the user 10 cannot view the television screen without any obstacles), so that the display of the television as in the first embodiment is performed. By using the panel 1, it is possible to reliably radiate far infrared rays from the far infrared ray emitting device 3 to the user 10.

  The liquid crystal display panel 1 is often provided with a color filter including a red portion, a blue portion, and a green portion for color display. When such a color filter is provided in the liquid crystal display panel 1, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 3 are blue and green portions (portions that absorb infrared rays) in the color filter. Although it cannot transmit, the red part (part which does not absorb infrared rays) in the color filter can transmit.

  In addition, although not shown in FIG. 19, the user uses the TV remote controller to control the start and stop of the operation of the far-infrared radiation device 3 and the adjustment of the amount of generated far-infrared rays. Can do.

  In FIG. 19, the far-infrared radiation device 3 is configured to emit far-infrared rays but not to emit near-infrared rays as much as possible. The reason is that the operation information desired by the user is wirelessly transmitted from the TV remote controller to the TV side by near infrared rays. Therefore, when a large amount of near infrared rays are emitted from the liquid crystal display panel 1, the display panel This is because transmission of operation information (near-infrared light) from the TV remote controller may be hindered by near-infrared light from one side. If the operation information from the TV remote controller is wirelessly transmitted to the TV side not by near infrared rays but by short-range communication radio waves (for example, bluetooth standard radio waves), only the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 3 are transmitted. Not only the near infrared rays but also the near infrared rays as well as the far infrared rays are emitted from the display panel 1 in the direction of the user.

  In the present invention, the backlight 2 and the far-infrared radiation device 3 are integrally configured by, for example, a halogen lamp or the like (one light source such as a halogen lamp serves as both the backlight and the far-infrared radiation device). It may be.

  FIG. 20 shows a rear projection television using a liquid crystal display panel. In FIG. 20, 11 is a screen, 12 is a video projection light source lamp, 13 is a video projection display element (liquid crystal display panel), 14 is a mirror for reflecting an image from the display element 13, and 15 is the mirror 14. A projection lens for enlarging and projecting the image on the screen 11, 16 for the far-infrared radiation device, 17 for reflecting the far-infrared radiation from the far-infrared radiation device 16 in the direction of the screen 11 (the direction in which the user is present). The reflecting portion 18 is a housing that accommodates and holds them.

  In the rear projection television of FIG. 20, the image from the display element 13 is transmitted to the mirror by transmitting light from the image projection light source lamp 12 to the image projection display element (liquid crystal display panel) 13. 14 and the projection lens 15 are displayed on the screen 11 so as to be visible to the user. When this image is displayed on the screen 11, at the same time, the far infrared rays from the far infrared radiation device 16 are reflected by the reflector 17 and reach the screen 11, and further pass through the screen 11. Is emitted (supplied) toward the user. Accordingly, the user is warmed by the radiant heat of the far infrared rays (see the broken line A in FIG. 20) transmitted through the screen 11 while watching the image displayed on the screen 11. In general, there is no obstacle between the display surface of the television and the user 10 (otherwise, the user 10 cannot view the television screen without any obstacles), so that the television display as in the example of FIG. By using the surface screen 11, the far infrared ray A from the far infrared ray emitting device 16 can be reliably radiated to the user 10.

  In the example of FIG. 20, the image is displayed on the screen via the mirror 14 and the projection lens 15 by transmitting the light from the image projection light source lamp 12 to the image projection display element (liquid crystal display panel) 13. In the present invention, a reflective liquid crystal (LCOS) for video projection is arranged at the position of the mirror 14 in FIG. 20, and the projection light source lamp 12 is formed by the reflective liquid crystal (LCOS). The image displayed on the reflective liquid crystal (LCOS) may be projected onto the screen 11 via the projection lens 15 by reflecting the light from the mirror (in this case, the mirror 14 is omitted). )

  Also in the example of FIG. 20, as in the example of FIG. 19, the user 10 can operate the presence / absence and amount of infrared rays from the far-infrared emitting device 16 by a remote controller (not shown) at hand. It is. Further, the far-infrared radiation device 16 is configured to emit far-infrared rays and to emit as little as possible near-infrared rays as in the example of FIG. However, when the operation information from the remote controller is configured to be wirelessly transmitted to the television side using near field communication radio waves instead of near infrared rays, not only far infrared rays but also near infrared rays are emitted from the far infrared radiation device 16. However, there is no problem even if these far infrared rays and near infrared rays are emitted toward the user through the screen 11.

  In this embodiment, when a signal from a remote controller used by the user 10 is transmitted wirelessly by near infrared rays, the remote controller signal carried on the near infrared rays is a large amount of near infrared rays from the screen 11. In order to prevent interference, it is desirable to dispose a transparent near infrared ray absorbing film having a function of absorbing near infrared rays, for example, on the user side of the screen 11 in FIG.

  As mentioned above, although each Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various change is possible. For example, in the first, sixth, and eleventh embodiments, the light generated from the infrared lamp 41 is supplied to the light guide plate 44 as it is. The light (including infrared light and visible light) generated from the lamp 41 may be once passed through a “filter that blocks visible light and allows only infrared light to pass”, and only the infrared light may be supplied to the light guide plate 44. In this way, since visible light is prevented from being supplied to the user 10 side, it is possible to prevent the user from being given “glare by visible light”. Note that “a filter that blocks visible light and allows only infrared light to pass through (a visible light blocking filter whose infrared transmittance is higher than the visible light transmittance”) is already known.

  In the above description, as an example of a heating device that emits infrared rays for heating in the direction of the user by using the “space in the vertical direction when viewed from the user in the room”, the “display surface of the TV” Heating that emits infrared rays for heating in the direction of the user using "space facing or contacting with", "space facing or contacting the mirror surface of the table", or "space facing or contacting the window plate" Although the apparatus was introduced, the application object of the present invention is not limited to these. In the present invention, for example, a space in the vertical direction as viewed from the refrigerator user, a vertical space as viewed from the clothes dance user, etc. It can be used as a space for emitting infrared rays for the user.

  Further, in the fourth embodiment (see FIGS. 4A and 4B), the ninth embodiment (see FIGS. 9A and 9B) and the twelfth embodiment (see FIGS. 12A and 12B), the transparent infrared radiation is used. Although the transparent infrared radiator 53 is heated by the transparent heater 52 provided separately from the body 53, in the present invention, for example, “the transparent infrared radiator 53 has conductive fibers, etc. So that the transparent infrared radiator 53 is made conductive so that the transparent infrared radiator 53 can be heated by direct current flow, and the transparent heater 52 is omitted. (Refer to said Example 5, Example 10, and Example 13).

  Further, in the above-described Example 4 (see FIGS. 4A and 4B), the above-mentioned Example 9 (see FIGS. 9A and 9B), and the above-described Example 12 (see FIGS. 12A and 12B), the transparent The transparent infrared radiator 53 is heated by the transparent heater 52 provided separately from the infrared radiator 53. In the present invention, for example, “the heat of the liquid crystal display panel 31 and the display device” The heat of the CPU is efficiently conducted to the transparent infrared radiator 53 so that the transparent infrared radiator 53 is heated by the heat, and the transparent heater 52 is omitted or the transparent heater is omitted. It may be configured to “heat together with the heater 52”.

  In addition, in some of the above embodiments, a liquid crystal display device or a television equipped with a screen is exemplified as the screen display unit. However, the screen display unit of the present invention includes a personal computer display, a DVD player display, and a mobile phone. Various displays such as a portable information device display. In particular, when the present invention is applied to a display of a portable information device such as a mobile phone, for example, the “combination of a transparent heater and a transparent sheet-like infrared radiator” in Example 4 or “conductive” in Example 5 above. If a transparent sheet-like infrared radiator (which can generate heat by itself) is attached to the display of a portable information device, the heating infrared can be emitted from the display of the portable information device. A portable heating device can be realized that users can easily use outdoors.

  Moreover, in the said Example 11, Example 12, and Example 13, although it is made to discharge | release infrared rays for heating from the opposing surface facing the window board 91 of a building, in this invention, for example, You may make it emit the infrared rays for heating from the opposing surface which opposes the window board of vehicles, such as a car, a bus, a train, an airplane, and a passenger ship. The window plate 91 is made of glass, but may be made of registered plastic.

31 Liquid crystal display panel 31a Display panel control device 32 Reflector 40, 140 Case 41 Infrared lamp 41a Power supply control device 42 Condensing lens 43, 43a Reflector plate 44 Light guide plate 45, 48, 54 Reflector plate 46 Diffusion sheet 47 Prism sheet 51 Transparent infrared reflector 52 Transparent heater 53, 53a Transparent infrared irradiator 55 Transparent insulating sheet 90 Outer wall 91 Window plate 92 Sash (window frame)
93 Attaching part 101,102,103 Support part 111 Human body sensor 111a Illuminance sensor 111 Power supply control device 112a, 112a Operation part (remote controller)
131 Mirror 140a Support leg B Reflective prism

Claims (10)

A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate for emitting or irradiating infrared rays supplied or introduced from the outside toward the user,
An infrared ray generator for supplying infrared rays to the light guide plate from an end surface side thereof;
A heating device comprising: An infrared generator,
A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate that is a light guide plate, diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared ray generator into the inside of the light guide plate, and emits or irradiates the infrared rays toward the user.
A heating device comprising: A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate for emitting or irradiating infrared rays supplied or introduced from the outside toward the user,
An infrared ray generator for supplying infrared rays to the light guide plate from an end surface side thereof;
A heating device comprising: An infrared generator,
A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate that is a light guide plate, diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared ray generator into the inside of the light guide plate, and emits or irradiates the infrared rays toward the user.
A heating device comprising: A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate for emitting or irradiating infrared rays supplied or introduced from the outside toward the user,
An infrared ray generator for supplying infrared rays to the light guide plate from an end surface side thereof;
A heating device comprising: An infrared generator,
A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate that is a light guide plate, diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared ray generator into the inside of the light guide plate, and emits or irradiates the infrared rays toward the user.
A heating device comprising: A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate for emitting or irradiating infrared rays supplied or introduced from the outside toward the user,
An infrared ray generator for supplying infrared rays to the light guide plate from an end surface side thereof;
A heating device comprising: An infrared generator,
A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate that is a light guide plate, diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared ray generator into the inside of the light guide plate, and emits or irradiates the infrared rays toward the user.
A heating device comprising: A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate for emitting or irradiating infrared rays supplied or introduced from the outside toward the user,
An infrared ray generator for supplying infrared rays to the light guide plate from an end surface side thereof;
A heating device comprising: An infrared generator,
A transparent surface arranged substantially in parallel with the “surface” on the user side of the “user side surface of the mirror, the user side surface of the window plate, or the user side surface of the screen display” (hereinafter referred to as “surface”). A transparent light guide plate that is a light guide plate, diffuses the infrared rays from the infrared ray generator into the inside of the light guide plate, and emits or irradiates the infrared rays toward the user.
A heating device comprising:

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